The Pan Am Stadium is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We chose to build it at the West Harbour.
Now it's time to stand behind our choice.
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The Facts

Key Points

1. Hamilton taxpayers are putting in far more money than the Tiger-Cats to build this stadium, so we get the final say on where it goes. We won't be coerced into making the wrong decision by threats of losing the stadium or the team.

3. Suburban stadiums across North America are being demolished and urban stadiums are being built instead. A suburban stadium will cost us millions in ongoing costs.

More Points

4. Bob Young informed Our City, Our Future, that if the West Harbour location is to be chosen, Hamilton will lose the Pan Am stadium altogether. We disagree, and so does the Province: the Liberal government has confirmed that they will honour our choice of location regardless of whether or not the Ticats play there.

6. Business case and traffic studies have been conducted by the City that support the case for a West Harbour location. The Tiger-Cats have yet to release any evidence backing their claims that a West Harbour location will fail but the East Mountain location will succeed.

7. The Tiger-Cats' support for the East Mountain appears to revolve around their ability to collect parking revenues, although it is unclear why Hamilton taxpayers, who are paying for the bulk of the stadium, would be prevented from collecting these revenues instead.

8. Highway access to the East Mountain location is relatively poor and will likely produce congestion before and after games - especially since there is no other way to get there.

9. We want the Tiger-Cats to make money in Hamilton and have been actively suggesting innovative revenue streams for them at the West Harbour location (such as sharing a percentage of city-owned parking lot revenue on game days and hosting tailgate parties at Bayfront Park).

10. The East Mountain location will entail millions of dollars in additional public costs for highway interchanges, road widening, and storm water management.

11. The Tiger-Cats previously voiced support for whatever location Hamilton chose. "We will make it work, whatever the site," said Bob Young in January 2010. Their opposition to the site we chose was not made apparent until just weeks before a decision was required.

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To put the games on the mountain could be problematic. If the Redhill Expressway becomes closed due to heavy rains than that could cause severe problems for the athletes and all others involved in this huge event. We can't afford to have any roadblocks due to weather especially if it could have been prevented by choosing a better location.

Recent News

Committe Of The Whole Meeting, September 14
An important Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting will be held September 14 to discuss the recommendation of placing the Pan Am Games Stadium at the McMaster Innovation Park.

White Star Retractable Roof Proposal
With all the focus on City Council and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, it's sometimes easy to forget that another group of developers stepped forward a few weeks ago with an alternative vision for the West Harbour.